Rating – 3 (out of 5): The latest installment of Supergirl is a solid one… even if it left this critic wanting for more in substance. Dean Cain returns as Jeremiah Danvers, while this should be a great thing, it immediately becomes cliché once Jeremiah is taken to the DEO. Viewers are aware of Jeremiah’s capture and servitude to Cadmus, however the trope of family at odds, and the friendly betrayer take viewers from 0 to 60 in moments, on a speedy journey to nowhere requested. Danvers as the enemy within denies viewers his pleasant and friendly self, failing to truly make use of not only a good actor in Cain, but a former Superman player as well. We’re supposed to be less critical of this, having been treated to Supergirl and Mon-El consummating their feelings, and the other couplings that have sprouted up as is wonted by Cupid’s onslaught. However, much of what occurs with Jeremiah just doesn’t add up, particular his blasé’ approach to reassuring his own daughter of his innocence.

So, you rooted for Kara and Mon-El, and you received your heart’s desire. Are you bored yet? I’m not one for contentious pairing in fiction or otherwise, but the two of them together, Kryptonian and Daxamite, explain why the planets were at war with each other: out of sheer boredom. While their happiness may be fetching, it’s also without any tangible, palpable connection. If we remove all of the fictional and meta-textual reasons for the two of them together… actually, we could leave them all to remain, and there would still be no grounds for either of them to be together, aside of there being no one else. This would now make two relationships I have to avoid mentally, and if Winn doesn’t do right, I’ll be surrounded by the most boring relationships ever.

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Guy with robot arm bests Jon???? Nope! Here’s the deal. All these stupid relationships are slowing down all the CW shows. At best, all they are is filler. A way to take up space and time. I think it’s obvious now that Supergirl’s move to the CW is now producing less Supergirl and more grounded story lines. It really shows how much that CBS put into this series compared to what the CW has been able to show or accomplish. I know they’re doing their best but they are turning all the CW shows into weekly soap operas. Even Arrow… Read more »

it is a bit soap operaish, as are all those in the flashverse, but i can get past that, particularly b/c of melissa and the sfx are pretty spiffy, especially for tv. i remember watching smallville back in the day, and it was the same, but the visuals were excellent for tv and there was live action comics blessed with eye candy, lol

J’onn isn’t going to be going as hard against Jeremiah because he’s his friend. He doesn’t really want to hurt him, as he’s not 100% sure what’s going on. So of course Jeremiah is going to have the upper hand because J’onn’s holding back somewhat.

I pretty much agree, redcape. This season has been such a letdown. I was hoping for great things, especially with Mon-El, but it has all been disappointing. (As a side-note, Chris Woods is from this area, and used to attend church with friends of mine. In fact, he has been directed in church plays by one friend who also directed me in plays years ago. So Mon-El and I have had a director in common! All the more reason that his usage on the series has been disappointing.)

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December 1: Richard Pryor, Gus Gorman in Superman III, born in Peoria, Illinois in 1940.
December 1: Joanne Siegel, wife of Jerry Siegel and the original model for Lois Lane, born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1917.
December 8: Teri Hatcher, Lois Lane on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, born in 1964.
December 8: David Harewood, Hank Henshaw in the 2015 Supergirl TV series, born in Small Heath, Birmingham, England in 1965.
December 10: Richard Pryor, Gus Gorman in Superman III, dies of a heart attack in Encino, Los Angeles, California in 2005.
December 12: Sarah Douglas, Ursa in Superman: The Movie and Superman II, born in 1952.
December 14: Peter O'Toole, who played the role of Zaltar in 1984's Supergirl movie, dies in 2013, aged 81.
December 15: Artist Kurt Shaffenberger (Lois Lane, Superboy) born in 1920.
December 15: Helen Slater, star of the 1984Supergirl movie, born in Bethpage, New York in 1963.
December 29: John Haymes Newton, star of the 1st season of the Superboy TV series, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1965.
December 30: Kristin Kreuk, Lana Lang on Smallville, born in Vancouver, B.C, Canada in 1982.